as in body blow
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Recent Examples of sucker punch
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Out of nowhere, Derrick Nix — Appling’s former high school teammate — sucker punched Green in the jaw.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
And Colton sucker punched both Höglander and Tyler Myers, as the on-ice officials attempted to intervene.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Indeed, his research shows that octopuses recognize—and direct their sucker punches at—fish species that tend to be more exploitative.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Out on her break alone, Dana is suddenly sucker punched with a blow that knocks her to the ground.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Out of nowhere, Derrick Nix — Appling’s former high school teammate — sucker punched Green in the jaw.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
And Colton sucker punched both Höglander and Tyler Myers, as the on-ice officials attempted to intervene.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Indeed, his research shows that octopuses recognize—and direct their sucker punches at—fish species that tend to be more exploitative.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punch
Noun
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The big body blow for the ECB, BCCI and cricket’s global appeal has already been delivered with the consecutive retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli earlier in the month.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
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Remember, Sheppard has knocked down two 3-pointers in two of Indiana's last five games, and both those performances came in games where Nesmith was at full strength.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The original rat killer Published April 25, 2007 With one quick flick of his wrist, Scott Mellanby felled a rodent and became part of South Florida sports lore.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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As for public corruption, DePodesta noted the parade of political titans that have been felled in recent years in part due to the FBI’s work, from former governors such as Blagojevich and George Ryan to ex-Chicago Ald.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Maxi Falcon and David Martinez, who finished the game at center back on Wednesday, are likely starters with Ian Fray at right back and Noah Allen on the left.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Games are on the left, while features like Game Notes and your game screenshot library are on the right.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The 41 mm steel bracelet watch is a rather sporty choice for the evening but upon closer inspection its bezel is decked in sapphires.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
6 May 2025
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President Richard Nixon decked over the pool in the early 1970s to accommodate the growing White House press corps, which previously worked elsewhere in the West Wing and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the court said that the right to claim burdens on executive functions belongs to the president, not to his opponents in the case.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Tesla needs to get this right, and the technology is still a work in progress.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Key ingredients: avocado oil, shea butter, orange peel wax | Shades: 3 | Finish: shimmery Frequently Asked Questions What are the benefits of using a highlighter stick? Highlighter sticks are almost always cream formulas—which boast myriad benefits.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
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Next, begin making the crust by creaming together butter and sugar.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2025
Noun
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In a now-familiar swing of the pendulum, the man who defeated O’Dwyer in the 1968 Democratic primary for senator from liberal New York, in a year of riots and tumult, ultimately lost – not to a Republican, but to the Conservative party candidate.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Born July 4, 1916, in Los Angeles, the bobby sox and saddle shoe-wearing University of California Los Angeles graduate enjoyed swing music and wanted to become a doctor.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Sucker punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punch. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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